Thomas Bek of Castleford

A Yorkshireman who wrote a verse chronicle of British, Scottish, and English history ca 1327. 39,674 lines survive in a single manuscript.

Although the later part of the chronicle does not follow any known source closely, the account of Arthur follows Geoffrey of Monmouth, with some details taken from Wace, Robert of Gloucester, Pierre de Langtoft, and others. Like the later part, it shows the author's interest in Scotland and York.

Only the part of the chronicle covering the coronation of Arthur through the death of Cadwallader has been edited, but Perrin gives a detailed account of the contests of the manuscripts.